I need help with statute 715.07 in FL. The towing statute.. Please help if you've had a similar experience

Question

Ok so basically what happened is I was a live-in nanny for a few wks ( left because of sexual harassment) I was living in a gated condo community. I ended up leaving and moving to Cali. Before I left I called the front of the condo assoc. and asked if my car could be parked there for the month it would take me to get it and they said that was fine since it wasn't disrupting traffic. So anyways It got towed!!! I live in Los Angeles now so this was very bad for me as I have a full time position there. Well they broke the statute by towing it too far away. They towed it 13 miles instead of the 10 and there were many inside the 10 mile radius. They have been very rude and their lawyer replied to me with. " The Association does not agree with your recitation of the facts or
interpretation of the law. It will not reimburse you for the costs you
incur to release your vehicle." Please help!!!! I need to leave for Cali tomorrow!!!! Thank you all.

Answer 1

You can't have it all. If you leave the jurisdiction, you will have to fight from a distance, which will most certainly increase your legal costs and decrease your chance of success. If you want to fight this, stay put and speak to an atty. You're in the right but it would likely cost you more to fight it than it would to just accept it as a farewell expense, life lesson and move on.

What you could try is the paper trail route - Write a short one-page letter setting out the relevant provision in the statute and whatever evidence you have to show the limit in your case was breached. As a result, you should write, you await a cheque for ($ amt) as reimbursement as per statute. Then wait and see. You have nothing to lose by trying. If it seems as if you'll waste enough of their time trying for reimbursement, the association may decide to cut its losses to make you go away.

Good luck.

Answer 2

It is 10 miles for counties with over 500,000 people and 15 miles for counties under. You did not specify which county you are in.

The distance is point to point "as the crow files" not driving or towing distance.

Additionally the distance increases if there is not a towing company *with a storage lot* inside the allowed radius.

http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0715/Sec07.HTM

Additionally, even if you "win" the court is not likely to grant you additional storage fees. You need to redeem your vehicle and then sue for the excess.

Answer 3

Call the local tv stations news rooms..maybe they can help you.....(they love to do "pieces" on that kind of stuff)